Kanji

砂

砂

sand

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

石部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

サ, シャ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

すな

Nanori (Name Reading)

いさご, すな

Common Readings

サ, シャ, すな

Example sentences

砂 すな
靴 の 中 に 砂 が 入ってしまった 。

Sand got into my shoes.

浜 はま
砂 浜 を 裸足 で 歩く の は とても 気持ち が いい 。

Walking barefoot on the sandy beach feels very good.

砂糖 さとう
砂糖 を 入れすぎた コーヒー は 体 に 良くない 。

Coffee with too much sugar is bad for your health.

入れる いれる
コーヒー に 砂糖 を 入れる 。

I put sugar in my coffee.

砂漠 さばく
サハラ 砂漠 は 世界 で 最も 広い 砂漠 の 一つ です 。

The Sahara Desert is one of the world's largest deserts.

生き延びる いきのびる
彼 は 砂漠 で 一週間 も 生き延びる こと が できた 。

He was able to survive for as long as a week in the desert.

砂浜 すなはま
犬 と 一緒 に 砂浜 を 歩く の が 好き だ 。

I like walking on the sandy beach with my dog.

足跡 あしあと
砂浜 には 子供 の 足跡 が 残っていた 。

There were child's footprints left on the sandy beach.

砂利 じゃり
庭 に 砂利 を 敷いて 、 新しい 道 を 造った 。

We laid gravel in the garden and made a new path.

満載 まんさい
この トラック は 砂利 を 満載 している 。

This truck is fully loaded with gravel.

Example Vocabulary

砂

すな

sand

砂糖

さとう

sugar

砂漠

さばく

desert

砂浜

すなはま

sandy beach

砂利

じゃり

gravel; pebbles

土砂

どしゃ

earth and sand; sediment; debris; soil

砂埃

すなぼこり

dust; sand dust

砂嵐

すなあらし

sandstorm

砂時計

すなどけい

hourglass; sandglass

砂場

すなば

sandbox; sandpit

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